Rex Hotel Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Located at the corner of Lê Lợi and Nguyễn Huệ boulevards, in the heart of District 1.

Rex Hotel SaigonHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Practical information

Address: Rex Hotel Saigon
141 Nguyen Hue
Sai Gon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Telephone: +84 28 3829 2185
Official website: www.rexhotelsaigon.com
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286 individually designed rooms and suites, up to the Presidential Suite.
Five restaurants and bars, including the famous Rooftop Garden Bar, Hoa Mai and Cung Dinh restaurants and the Paradise Coffee Lounge.
Rex Health Club with outdoor pools, eight meeting and conference ballrooms and the luxury Rex Arcade shopping gallery.
Located at the corner of Lê Lợi and Nguyễn Huệ boulevards, in the heart of District 1.

9 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1927
French businessman Bainier builds a two-storey car dealership and garage, the Bainier Auto Hall, showcasing Citroëns.
1959 – 1975
Mr and Mrs Ưng Thi transform the building into the 100-room Rex Complex, with three cinemas, a dance hall and a library.
1960
The American Culture Centre leases the building and opens the Abraham Lincoln Library on the ground floor.
1961
The first guests, 400 US Army soldiers, move in while work is still being completed.
1964 – 1968
The US military’s daily press briefings, hosted by Barry Zorthian, are dubbed the “Five O’Clock Follies” by sceptical journalists.
Late 1960s
At its peak the complex employs some 600 staff and its rooftop bar is a haunt of officers and over 450 war correspondents.
1976
After the fall of Saigon, the state tourism bureau takes over and renames it Bến Thành Hotel.
1986
The hotel recovers the name Rex Hotel.
2003
Extension and renovation of the architecture, interiors and technical systems; the hotel remains owned by Saigontourist.